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Plants You Can Easily Grow in Your Home

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Check out these plants from Costa Farms that you can easily grow in your home.

Grow Blueberries in Pots

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Southern Living recommends growing blueberries in pots with the Bushel and Berry® Collection.

Healthy Chicago-area trees survived the harsh winter

Friday, April 26, 2019

What should you plant on Arbor Day? Davey Tree spoke with the Chicago Tribune about which trees are best to deal with harsh weather.

Why Front Range trees are oozing and turning black after recent hailstorms

Friday, November 2, 2018

Davey Tree arborist Kevin Marks was interviewed by The Denver Post about the rapid spread of fire blight along Colorado's front range.

Checking Tree Health After Rain

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Davey Tree arborists came to the rescue of many trees and homeowners when severe flooding hit Tennessee last week. Listen to arborists talk about how to save and protect trees in heavy rains.

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33 Very Best Low Light Houseplants

Friday, February 1, 2019

Costa Farms’ Garden Guru, Justin Hancock, was quoted in a Country Gardens feature on low-light houseplants.

2018 Golden Shovel Awards for Best Gardening Products

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Centurion’s Powerful Link-Force® Double-Gear Drive Lopper is recognized as one of the best gardening products for 2018 by Gardening Products Review.

What to Do if Evergreen Trees Brown in Winter

Thursday, January 18, 2018

In this Parade Magazine article, Rex Bastian, technical advisor for the Davey Tree Expert Company, tells readers why their evergreens may brown in the winter and what to do about it.

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2019 Best New Plants

Friday, February 1, 2019

Bushel and Berry’s new Southern Bluebelle blueberry was featured in Garden Gate’s Best New Plants for 2019.

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Planting Health and Happiness

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Justin Hancock of Costa Farms provides tips for caring for houseplants with kids in Parents magazine.

How Climate Change Will Affect Trees

Friday, August 17, 2018

The Davey Tree Expert Company was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune about how climate change will affect your trees.

I Want That - National Hardware Show Edition

Friday, July 20, 2018

Centurion debuted the new Double Gear Telescoping Bypass Lopper on DIY Network’s - I Want That: National Hardware Show Special 2018.

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Front Door Décor Makeover

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

HGTV magazine highlighted a few of Costa Farms' houseplants in their featured front door décor makeover story.

Invasive Species Awareness Week

Friday, July 13, 2018

July 8-14 was NY Invasives Species Awareness week (NYISAW) and Davey Tree told The New York Times why we need to stop these bad bugs from killing our trees.

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Summer Gift Guide: Baby Cakes

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

A direct result of a New York Media Tour, Bushel and Berry’s Baby Cakes blackberry was chosen as a host/hostess gift for Real Simple’s Summer Gift Guide.

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Centurion Rides the Cutting Edge of Affordable Garden Tools

Monday, June 4, 2018

Hard work promoting Centurion Brands during the National Hardware Show led to a multitude of great hits, including this one from The Money Pit.

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Katie Dubow Selected to Join Prestigious 40 Under 40 Class of 2018

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Our very own Katie Dubow was named a member of Greenhouse Product News' 40 Under 40 Class of 2018!

GPN recognizes trailblazers under the age of 40 who exemplify superior leadership, creativity, innovative thinking, excellence and compassion throughout the horticulture field.

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Grow Money On Trees

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Davey Tree story on adding value and other benefits to your home by planting trees ran in Landscape Solutions magazine, a Meredith special interest publication.

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Indoor Dish Garden

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Costa Farms' Exotic Angel plants featured in how-to story on creating an indoor dish garden in Country Gardens magazine.

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Just Berries

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Bushel and Berry photography featured in story on berries and container gardening in Small Space Gardens magazine, a Better Homes and Gardens special interest publication.

Caring for Trees

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Chris Heim of Davey Tree was interviewed in two segments on storm clean-up.

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Petite Purple Produce

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Garden Media wrote and included Bushel and Berry in this trends piece published by Small Gardens.

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Central Texas Gardener - PBS

Interview with Mark Mann

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Mark Mann of the Davey Tree Expert Company shines in this PBS show interview that was picked up by dozens of stations.

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Power Plants

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Costa Farms plants featured in House Beautiful story Power Plants.

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Picking Currants

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Martha Stewart planted the new Baby Cakes blackberry from Bushel & Berry in her garden and blogged about it!

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Doug Oster’s Garden Fruit Ideas

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Pittsburgh garden expert Doug Oster shares his favorite fruits to grow in the garden including two Bushel and Berry varieties.

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Outdoor Entertaining & Avoiding The Dangers of Common Lawn Hazards

Interview with John Harrison

Sunday, August 27, 2017

WGN’s David Miranda talks to John Harrison about The Espoma Company’s Safe Paws Campaign and how pet parents can avoid the dangers of common lawn hazards.

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Caring for Trees After the Storm

Interview with Jonathan McNeil

Friday, September 29, 2017

Arborist Jonathan McNeil from Arborguard, a Davey Company, shared tips on The Weather Channel for cleaning up trees and your landscape post-hurricane. He also shares tips for fall tree care.

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The New Blueberries - Plants for all Seasons

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Perennial diva Stephanie Cohen wrote a two-page story on her favorite blueberries.

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Organic Fertilizers for Earth Day

Thursday, April 13, 2017

You can have it all. Lawns and gardens can be both beautiful and organic. Doug Oster talks about his top recommendations on air with the local CBS station.

Protecting Trees from Storms

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Atlanta arborist Jonathan McNeil with ArborGuard, Davey company, visited The Weather Channel to talk about how to prepare for spring storms. Two different segments aired nationally on AMHQ and Weekend Recharge and were broadcast to a quarter of a million people.

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The Health Benefits of Houseplants

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Costa Farms’ garden expert Justin Hancock was interviewed on the benefits of houseplants during a two-day media tour in New York City. The segment was featured online for a total reach of 1.4 billion.

OPCOM Farm GrowBox Giveaway

Monday, November 14, 2016

OPCOM Farm launched its line of indoor hydroponic growing systems in the United States and Garden Answer helped spread the word with an unboxing video and a YouTube giveaway to the duo’s almost 100k subscribers.

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City Foresters Wage War on the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer

Thursday, October 6, 2016

After EAB was discovered in St. Louis, the media were eager to learn from experts just what homeowners could do about this tree-killing bug. Local arborists from The Davey Tree Expert Company became a trusted source in the following months and for future stories, as well.

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The Fall Landscaping Checklist

Monday, November 14, 2016

Davey Tree’s " Fall Landscaping Checklist" was placed in this Toronto based magazine. Condo Confidential is delivered to all residents who live in small spaces, condos and apartments.

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Let's Go Out on a Limb and Prove We Can Grow Our Own Apples

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Reporter and GWA member Ann McCormick was interested in a story about edibles so we pitched her Davey Tree local Dallas arborist, Brian Cox, as an expert on how to plant a backyard orchard. The results were juicy!

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Grow with KARE: Tips for picking, planting trees

Sunday, May 8, 2016

An arborist from the Davey Tree Expert Company was interviewed for a weekend segment on KARE-11 about tips for picking and planting trees in Minneapolis, a target market for Davey.

Killer worm invades Peninsula oak trees

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Not one, but two, arborists from The Davey Tree Expert Company were interviewed for this piece on the California Oakworm. The caterpillar emerged a month earlier than usual in the Bay Area and begun defoliating Live Oaks. Arborists shared tips to keep homeowners at ease.

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Asian Long-horned Beetle Prevention

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Long Island arborist Kevin Sheehan spoke to CBS New York about the area’s Asian long-horned beetle infestation and how homeowners can stop the bug from spreading. The segment aired on the radio and was shared online to more than 20 million people.

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House Plants with Costa Farms

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

In 2015, we began working with a group of select bloggers and implemented a program where we sent out Costa Farms plants on a quarterly basis. We helped this blogger select plants that would be low-maintenance and work well in her home.

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6 Tips for Planning Ahead for an Eye-Popping Spring Bulb Garden

Monday, September 14, 2015

Realtors are one of many gatekeepers to our garden customer. In an effort to target and reach this audience, we published this blog post on curb appeal on Realtor.org.

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New Vibrant Plants & Products for Spring 2016

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Through the publication of our 2016 Superstars for Spring content in this Associa blog post, we helped our clients reach new audiences. We provide regular content to Associa, the global leader in association management, reaching over 100k communities monthly.

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Ash Borer Provides an Opening for Research into Urban Noise

Friday, September 6, 2013

We coordinated multiple interviews with Davey Tree expert R.J. Laverne about his research on EAB and the loss of urban tree canopies. Chicago was the epicenter of his research.

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A Drought Friendly Twist on Raised Beds

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The garden writer for the Associated Press interviewed Eddie DeJong from Vita Gardens about his travels to Africa to build keyhole gardens.

Storm Preparedness for your Trees

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Atlanta arborist Chris Heim visited The Weather Channel to talk about pending spring storms and how to ensure trees are prepared. His segments aired nationally on their Saturday morning program and were broadcast to a quarter of a million people.

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Protect trees against El Nino storms, arborists urge

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Assistant district manager of Davey Tree's East Bay, CA office, Joe Berg, is interviewed by Pleasanton Weekly about drought, trees and El Nino

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Berry Good News (EEG)

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

A 6-page spread on Fall Creek Nursery and the BrazelBerries Collection appeared in this Better Homes and Garden special edition magazine.

Way to Grow

Monday, February 1, 2016

Our years’ long relationship with Martha Stewart Living’s garden editor garnered Costa Farms an 8-page spread featuring plants and expert advice

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People Who Plant: Into Africa

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Eddie DeJong from Vita Gardens was asked to write about his adventure building keyhole gardens in Rwanda.

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Raised Bed Garden Designs

Monday, June 1, 2015

The editor at HGTV was looking for new fall flowers to feature in their September issue. We pitched Suntory Flowers Temari Candy Stripe as an exciting new introduction that works great in containers.

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Has fall arrived early, or are trees just stressed out?

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Minneapolis premier newspaper interviewed certified arborist Travis McDonald about tree care in Minnesota. McDonald explained the effects of drought on the trees and why they were showing early signs of fall color.

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Interview with Shawn Kingzette (WGN Chicago)

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

WGN Radio, one of the biggest stations in Chicago, interviewed certified arborist Shawn Kingzette from The Davey Tree Expert Company. Kingzette was interviewed on location as he provided fall tree care tips for Chicagoans.

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Suburb Honors the Power of Trees

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

WGN TV, one of the biggest stations in Chicago, interviewed certified arborist Dan Krug from The Care of Trees, a Davey company, for Arbor Day. Krug and his team care for the trees at the Oak Park home and studio of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Krug explained the importance of keeping your trees as healthy as possible. The story was aired live on TV and posted to their website.

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Amy Daniel Supports Women and Young People Rising Through the Ranks

Friday, May 1, 2015

Greenhouse Grower was looking to feature women in the horticultural industry for this online series. We pitched Amy Daniel from Fall Creek, set-up the interview and coordinated images to the editor.

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Costa Farms Launches New Interactive Website

Thursday, January 1, 2015

This placement was a result of us pitching Costa Farms’ new interactive website release to the trade media.

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Detoxify your House with the Right Houseplants

Interview with Justin Hanock on WREG Memphis

Thursday, January 1, 2015

To increase brand awareness of Costa Farms’ plant collections, we focused on targeted regional markets such as Tennessee. We pitched Costa’s garden expert to the local TV stations in Memphis and this resulted in several TV appearances including this segment on choosing the right houseplant to clean your air.

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Planting with Costa Farms’ Desert Escape Collection

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

To promote Costa Farms Desert Escape Collection, we held a container contest on Facebook. We sent plant samples to five bloggers who each created a unique container planting utilizing the Desert Escape plants. Bloggers shared their creations on their blogs and on social channels.

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7 Indoor Houseplants that Purify the Air Around You

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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My Office Plants

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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Hard-to-Kill Houseplants

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

For this placement, we pitched a story on hard to kill houseplants from Costa Farms. We already had a relationship with this writer, so she was very receptive to the idea. We provided images and set-up an interview with Costa’s garden expert.

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Little Lovelies

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Each spring we send plant samples to select media for them to trial in their own garden. This placement was a result of the writer trialing BrazelBerries new Pink Icing blueberry.

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Garden Know-How

Monday, June 1, 2015

We received this placement as a result of plant samples that were sent to the garden editor in previous years. She had success with Costa’s mandevilla vines and featured them in her Garden Know-How column.

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For Your Plate

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Each fall we pitch new plant varieties to consumer garden and lifestyle magazines. We worked with a freelance writer for this story, who was looking for new savvy plants for consumers. She loved BrazelBerries new Blueberry Glaze blueberry for its small berries and beautiful foliage.

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Berry Good News

Friday, March 1, 2013

This 6-page story was a result of a media tour with the editor from Country Gardens to Fall Creek Farm & Nursery in the summer of 2012. We coordinated and attended the tour to make sure it ran smoothly.

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2013 Holiday Gift Guide

Sunday, December 1, 2013

For magazine holiday gift guides, we pitched Native Cast’s smaller unique planters that were perfect for a table or desktop.

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New Pot and Palate-Pleasing Edibles

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Old Farmer’s Almanac was looking to feature new edibles for 2014. We pitched BrazelBerries’ new Blueberry Glaze as an exciting new blueberry for consumers.

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Fall Flower Preview: Candy Stripe Verbena

Monday, September 1, 2014

The editor at HGTV was looking for new fall flowers to feature in their September issue. She reached out to us and we pitched Suntory Flowers Temari Candy Stripe as an exciting new introduction that works great in containers.

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10 Hidden Pet Dangers in Your Yard and Garden

Monday, June 1, 2015

We all know gardens are more fun when shared them with furry friends. In this HGTV Gardens article, garden writer Lynn Coulter promotes our Safe Paws campaign and explains how to avoid hidden dangers in the yard to make sure your dog or cat stays safe.

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7 Tips for Pet-Proofing Your Yard

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A major target for our Safe Paws campaign, Espoma had multiple hits on website The Dogington Post. The Dogington post reaches millions of pet parents and in this article, Espoma expert Jaime Brunner explains how to create a pet-safe yard.

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7 Ways to Promote Pet Health in the Backyard by Reducing Hazards

Safe Paws Campaign, ASPCA, and Canine Cancer Foundation Provide Pointers

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

To some, pet care isn’t a natural fit for the About.com Lawn Care section, but columnist Kathy Connolly thought the topic was perfect for her audience. She wrote “7 Ways to Promote Pet Health in the Backyard by Reducing Hazards” that described the benefits of the Espoma Safe Paws campaign. She received our help in setting up multiple sources for the interview.

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The Pet Show with Nancy Redd

Interview with Mike Mallon

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Safe Paws reached 65 people through the Huffington Post audience in this live interview we coordinated for Espoma on the dangers of chemicals on the lawn.

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Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Without a doubt, the gold, red and orange foliage is the best part of autumn. Natascha Batchelor, Cape Cod district manager for The Davey Tree Expert Company, explained why trees change color in the fall in a post for the Experts Contributor program on Angieslist.com. Angie's List selects their best experts to answer questions, provide news and tips. Davey is a regular provider.

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Philly on the Lookout for Emerald Ash Borers

Monday, December 1, 2014

In the beginning of 2015, the hunt for emerald ash borer in Philadelphia was on. Chris Miller, president of the area chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and local Davey Tree Expert Company Philadelphia arborist, was interviewed by the local NPR station. He offer tips on how residents can prevent the invasive pest from destroying their beloved trees.

Interview with Chris Miller (KYW Philadelphia)

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Philadelphia arborist Chris Miller was interviewed by Kim Glovas of KYW newsradio as Hurricane Joaquin made its way up the East Coast. Miller provided tips for radio listeners to prevent damage to their properties during storms.

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Region Begins Fight Against Beetle Targeting its Many Ash Trees

Monday, June 1, 2015

Baltimore Sun reporter Tim Wheeler wanted to hear from Davey arborist Kevin Mullinary about the impact of emerald ash borer in the region. EAB spreads rapidly and if not treated, could decimate all ash trees in Maryland. The syndicated story appeared in over 30 news outlets including CBS Baltimore, San Francisco Gate, the Ledger Independent and more.

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Emerald Ash Borer: Ways to Detect Problem Early

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Julie Washington from The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com interviewed Anand Persad, manager of plant sciences research at The Davey Tree Expert Company, about his recent research on emerald ash borer in the area. Persad spent years studying trees in Cleveland, Strongsville and Kent to discover a new method of detecting EAB.

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Keeping Your Trees Healthy in the Drought

Interview with Matt Morgan

Friday, May 1, 2015

Matt Morgan, sales representative for The Davey Tree Expert Company's Sacramento office, shows CBS Sacramento viewers how to combat drought and conserve water in summer while still keeping trees healthy. Davey uses a technique called deep watering that wastes little water. The story aired on TV and appeared online.

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Your New Favorite Fuss-Free Houseplant

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Editors at Real Simple magazine come to Garden Media when looking for plants or garden experts. This article featured easy-to-grow Costa Farms houseplants.

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